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How to see who is calling from that unknown phone number

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How to see who is calling from that unknown phone number
Getting a phone call from a number you don't recognize can be annoying. Sometimes you simply don't know whether you should pick up or not. Is it the National Weather Service calling to inform you that they chose the name you submitted for the next hurricane, or is it a debt collector that wants to know what you are up to? Or perhaps just a friend who switched to a new number?

There are reverse phone lookup web sites that can be of use in such a case, and WhoIsThisPhone is one of them. The service has been online for only a few months, yet over 1.3 million queries have already been processed.


Here is how WhoIsThisPhone works:

Just open the WhoIsThisPhone web site and input the number you want to look up. It does not matter whether it is a landline or a cellular phone. As long as it is a phone number within the United States, it should work. Voila! Now you have some basic information about the caller behind the queried phone number, including the line type, service provider, and geographical location.

Submit a phone number to WhoIsThisPhone and see who it belongs to
Submit a phone number to WhoIsThisPhone and see who it belongs to

Submit a phone number to WhoIsThisPhone and see who it belongs to



For anything beyond that, however, you will have to take out your credit card. A single trace report costs $14.95, but signing up for a $49.95 1-year unlimited membership appears to be a much better deal. For an extra $4.95 you get people search, reverse IP address search, and other minor goodies. The disclaimer on the web page states that if your search yields no results, your account will not be charged. In exchange for your money you get the name of the owner of the queried phone number, their most current address, and even people who he or she might know or live with.

But what if I am getting a call from a masked phone number?

There is a way around that too, but it will again require you to pay a subscription fee on a monthly basis. There is a service called TrapCall that can unmask blocked phone numbers for your convenience. Best thing about it is that it should work on most phones, according to what is stated on the service's web page. If you want to take full advantage of the service, however, downloading the TrapCall app for your iPhone, Android, or Windows Phone device is recommended. 


As we mentioned, TrapCall is not free. A basic plan costs $4.95, while a full-featured subscription will set you back $24.95 monthly. There is a $9.95 option too that includes anything from the premium package, sans the option to record incoming calls.

TrapCall subscriptions start from $4.95 per month

TrapCall subscriptions start from $4.95 per month



What do you think about WhoIsThisPhone and TrapCall? Are they services that you might consider signing up for one day? Let us know by dropping a comment!

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1. mrvid posted on 19 Jun 2012, 09:39 4

Useless info! There's a thousand sites out there with same info!

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15. SherlockHolmes posted on 19 Jun 2012, 12:55

Go to TRUECALLER Website and download app for your devices !!
It will display the name of the unknown person calling you as soon as the call or message reach you !!

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2. ajac09 posted on 19 Jun 2012, 09:42 4

fail. Give people the free options not the paid for advertising your doing here

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3. SuperAndroidEvo posted on 19 Jun 2012, 09:43 4

If it's a blocked/masked number I just don't answer. Hell if it's a number that I don't recognize I don't answer either. They can leave a message & give their number if the REALLY need to talk to me. I won't be needing this.

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4. jmoita2 posted on 19 Jun 2012, 09:50 3

Are you kidding me??? Why is this a news item/article??? What's next, one about using Google to find out info about anything???

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5. MATOZ posted on 19 Jun 2012, 09:53 3

As AJAC09 said, who cares paid services!!, we need free services too.
TrapCall once was a free service, in one on their options, but now are only paid services.

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6. jmoita2 posted on 19 Jun 2012, 10:09 2

There is a serial thumber downer out there!!!

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7. cj100570 posted on 19 Jun 2012, 10:12 2

What a bunch of whining $&%#@&'s.... The info may not be useful to you but I'm sure someone finds it useful.

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8. andro. posted on 19 Jun 2012, 10:23

This surely violates all data protection laws.

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9. Astreo posted on 19 Jun 2012, 10:49

seriously ? most current address ? household members ? this is not something id like anyone to just have access to.

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24. iami67 posted on 21 Jun 2012, 15:25

yellowpages does all this too its been around since the home phone was invented

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10. Cugino2007 posted on 19 Jun 2012, 10:58

Whiteboard.com does the same reverse lookup but for free.

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11. steven252000 posted on 19 Jun 2012, 12:12

Poynt has the same feature too.....and it is free.

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12. ibap posted on 19 Jun 2012, 12:16

The headline says it tells you "who". Wrong!

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13. ashb22 posted on 19 Jun 2012, 12:28 1

Just to see what would happen, I entered my cell phone number. It said "successfully traced" and offered to sell me a full report. Problem is, it claims the number is for a land line. And I've had this phone number for six years. I guess that's good, since I don't want them tracing my number.

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14. CellieCell posted on 19 Jun 2012, 12:54

sometimes I really don't mind back tracking to the 1990's where we didn't rely on the world wide web for everything! and where you could get more than 4 gallons of gas for $5, and where people actually socialized in person. there is a time where you gotta say to much is too much.

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22. GoBears posted on 19 Jun 2012, 22:22 1

No. He's just excited because he's reading about how his pathetic home screen is possibly going from 4x4 grid of apps to 4x5. Yes sir, IOS is sure exciting!

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25. frustrated3 posted on 25 Jan 2013, 23:52

phonenumberreporter.com is a new site to consider.

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26. prashant12322 posted on 30 May 2013, 02:56

there are many apps that can help you to know who is your call. one of the is True caller Global directory. know about it at techinmech.blogspot.in/2013/02/truecaller-global-d​irectory-app-that.html

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